PROWHOA

PRO★WHOA!
EP by Nikka Costa
Released June 21, 2011 (US)[1]
Genre Pop, electropop, Pop Rock, dance-pop
Label Go Funk Yourself Records
Nikka Costa chronology
Pebble to a Pearl
(2008)		 PRO★WHOA!
(2011)

PRO★WHOA! is the fifth "adult" album and eighth album overall by the American soul singer-songwriter Nikka Costa. The album is noteworthy for its music direction change, from the funk and soul of its immediate predecessor toward a more pop-oriented aesthetic. Unlike her previous independently released album Pebble to a Pearl which was distributed by Stax Records, PRO★WHOA! will be distributed by her previous label Virgin Records. It was initially scheduled for a September 3, 2010 European release, however the album has been held back as of February, 2011; In April 2011, it was announced via Nikka's Facebook profile that the album would be released on June 21, 2011. As of now, the release format has been changed to EP status, featuring only 6 tracks on the June 21 release. It is currently available for preorder from iTunes and other digital outlets.[2]

Contents

Singles

"Ching Ching Ching," the first single from the album, was released in Europe. The song received mainly negative feedback from the fans,[3] however, it entered the German Charts at #77, making it Nikka's first single to chart in Germany since "On My Own" in 1981. The song Not the Only One was chosen as the second single of the album, and is available as a digital download from many German music stores. Nylons In A Rip is the third single.

Track listing

Official EP release (iTunes)

The official tracklist has been confirmed by Nikka's official website.[4]

  1. "HeadFirst"
  2. "Never Wanna C U Again"
  3. "Nylons In A Rip"
  4. "Pro*Whoa!"
  5. "Stuff"
  6. "Chase The Thrill"

Promotional release

  1. "Pro*Whoa"
  2. "Never Wanna C U Again"
  3. "Head First"
  4. "Nylons In A Rip"
  5. "Not The Only One"
  6. "Everybody Loves You When You Are Dead" (featuring Sam Sparro)
  7. "Ching Ching Ching"
  8. "Stuff"
  9. "Song For Stadiums"
  10. "Radio"

Other recorded tracks

References

  1. ^ http://www.facebook.com/officialnikka?sk=info
  2. ^ http://www.facebook.com/officialnikka?sk=info
  3. ^ "Nikka Costa - Ching Ching Ching - New Song". NikkaCosta.ning.com - official Nikka Costa community. http://nikkacosta.ning.com/forum/topics/ching-ching-ching-new-song. Retrieved 25 April 2010. 
  4. ^ http://www.nikkacosta.com/2010/08/02/prowhoa-album-sampler/
Nikka Costa
Albums as a child
Nikka Costa (1981)  · Fairy Tales (1983)  · Here I Am (1989)
"Adult" albums
EPs
Return Of The Funky White Bitch (2001)  · PROWHOA (2011)
Singles
"Master Blaster"  · "Get Off My Sunshine"  · "Treat Her Right"  · "Like A Feather"  · "Push & Pull"  · "Everybody Got Their Something"  · "I Don't Think We've Met"  · "'Till I Get To You"  · "Maybe Baby"  · "Stuck To You"  · "Ching Ching Ching"  · "Not The Only One"  · "Nylons In A Rip"
Live Albums
Live at the Bridge (1996)  · Live in Tokyo (2001)  · Live at Roxy (2005)
Demos
Sugarbone (1994)  · Demo (2000)  · Can'tneverdidnothin' (Unreleased Version) (2004)
See also